{"id":3319,"date":"2012-03-04T19:36:52","date_gmt":"2012-03-05T01:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/?p=3319"},"modified":"2025-03-15T19:40:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T00:40:34","slug":"has-your-confidence-gone-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/has-your-confidence-gone-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Search Tip of the Month: Has your confidence gone down?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>presented by Dynamic Resumes\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dynamicresumesofnj.com\/\">www.dynamicresumesofNJ.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/ResumesofNJ\">www.twitter.com\/ResumesofNJ<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Job Search is often a time of mixed feelings \u2013 anxiety, excitement, stress, panic, relief, frustration and more. During a tough economy, many job seekers have been either searching for a long time and \/ or out of work for a long time, which adds more emotions to the upheaval.\u00a0 Many job seekers talk about their confidence and self-esteem levels going down. They start to question their own value \u2013 if I am not getting called in for an interview, then maybe I am just not good enough? Yet, when they think about it logically, they are very confident that their performance for their last employer was top-notch. They were successful in daily job performance, they were well-liked, they could multi-task, and they can provide numerous examples where they contributed new ideas that improved operations, saved money, or added to the bottom line.<\/p>\n<p>The loss of confidence and low self-esteem is pretty common during an extended job search.\u00a0 It is a normal reaction to the circumstances. Think about it \u2013 so much of our identity is tied to employment \u2013 from the type of work we do, to bringing home a paycheck and being a contributor.\u00a0 Suddenly, we have lost our identity, our paycheck, and no one is calling.\u00a0 That being said, it is important to seize control and work on your confidence.\u00a0 Your confidence level can seriously impact your momentum and the way you come across to others. You want to be viewed as someone who is positive, enthusiastic, and ready to work. Exuding low self-esteem can give employers the wrong impression and lead to a vicious cycle of not getting offers and further extending your search.<\/p>\n<p><em>Here are some strategies that may help when you feel low:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Positive self talk<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013think about your successes and strength; remind yourself of top notch performance and impact<\/li>\n<li><strong>Take a break<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 be sure to schedule breaks to stay fresh<\/li>\n<li><strong>Exercise<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 get outdoors or to a gym \u2013 those who exercise tend to feel better about themselves and improve their physical stamina; they exude energy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reward yourself<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 figure out what motivates you \u2013 a movie, lunch with a friend, a good book\u2026whatever it takes to motivate you for your efforts<\/li>\n<li><strong>Take a class<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 join a program to learn something new<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Implementing strategies to increase your confidence will make you feel better, will improve your attitude, and will help with your professional image to get better results!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>presented by Dynamic Resumes\u00a0 www.dynamicresumesofNJ.com www.twitter.com\/ResumesofNJ Job Search is often a time of mixed feelings \u2013 anxiety, excitement, stress, panic, relief, frustration and more. During a tough economy, many job seekers have been either searching for a long time and \/ or out of work for a long time, which adds more emotions to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,15,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","category-information","category-job-search-tip"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3319\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}